February 2nd, 1962

Born on February 2nd, 1962

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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 272 days, exactly on January 22nd, 2025, people who were born on February 2nd, 1962 will be 23,000 days old!

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What happened on February 2nd?

February 2nd, 1943

World War II: The Soviet Red Army captured 91,000 tired and starving German soldiers, ending the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest battles in human history.

February 2nd, 2012

The passenger ferry MV Rabaul Queen capsized and sank in rough conditions in the Solomon Sea, resulting in at least 88 deaths.

February 2nd, 2009

Omid, Iran's first domestically made satellite, was successfully launched from Semnan Space Center.

February 2nd, 2004

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the top-ranked men's singles player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks.

February 2nd, 1974

The F-16 Fighting Falcon (pictured), the most numerous fixed-wing aircraft currently in military service, made its first flight.

February 2nd, 1972

Protestors burned the British Embassy in Ireland following the massacre of 14 civilians in Derry by British forces.

February 2nd, 1963

113 alleged communists were arrested and detained without trial by Singapore's security agencies.

February 2nd, 1942

The first act of the Norwegian resistance movement took place with the bombing of Oslo East Station by the Osvald Group to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling.

February 2nd, 1934

The Export–Import Bank of the United States, the country's official export credit agency, was established.

February 2nd, 1920

The signing of the Treaty of Tartu ended the Estonian War of Independence, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize the country's independence and renounce in perpetuity all rights to its territory.

February 2nd, 1913

New York City's Grand Central Terminal, the world's largest train station by number of platforms, opened immediately after midnight.

February 2nd, 1850

Ute Wars: Brigham Young announced his decision to go to war against the Timpanogos, who were hostile to the Mormon settlement at Fort Utah.

February 2nd, 1709

Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued by English captain Woodes Rogers and his crew after spending four years as a castaway on an uninhabited island in the Pacific, providing the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.

February 2nd, 1659

Jan van Riebeeck, the founder of Cape Town, produced the first bottle of South African wine (vineyard pictured).

February 2nd, 1207

Terra Mariana, comprising present-day Estonia and Latvia, was established as a principality of the Holy Roman Empire.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 2nd

Born on February 2nd, 1962

62

Philippe Claudel

French film director, writer and screenwriter

*February 2nd, 1962, Dombasle-sur-Meurthe

62

Paul Kilgus

American baseball player

*February 2nd, 1962, Bowling Green

62

Tapani Rinne

Finnish jazz musician and composer

*February 2nd, 1962, Pori

59

Andy Fordham

English darts player (1962–2021)

*February 2nd, 1962, Charlton †July 15th, 2021

62

Luís Iglesia

Spanish actor

*February 2nd, 1962, Riotorto

62

Peter Pieters

Dutch racing cyclist

*February 2nd, 1962, Zwanenburg

62

Rich Stanek

American politician in Minnesota (born 1962)

*February 2nd, 1962, Minneapolis

62

Anatol Șalaru

Moldovan politician

*February 2nd, 1962, Văratic

62

Sabine Bulthaup

German actress and radio host

*February 2nd, 1962, Ostercappeln

62

Mustapha Moussa

Boxer

*February 2nd, 1962, Oran

62

Anne-Flore Rey

French alpine skier

*February 2nd, 1962, Pontchâteau

62

Michael T. Weiss

American actor

*February 2nd, 1962, Chicago

62

Stalic Khankishiev

Russian chef

*February 2nd, 1962, Fergana

62

Victoire de Castellane

French jewellery designer

*February 2nd, 1962, Paris

62

Bill Orcutt

American guitarist

*February 2nd, 1962, Miami

62

Kátia Abreu

Brazilian politician

*February 2nd, 1962, Goiânia

62

Svyatoslav Semenov

Swimmer

*February 2nd, 1962, Kyiv

62

Pat Clements

American baseball player

*February 2nd, 1962, McCloud

62

Mouhammad Alammar

Syrian physician, preacher, and writer

*February 2nd, 1962, Syria

62

Maree Edwards

Australian politician

*February 2nd, 1962, Maryborough

62

Marc Magnan

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 2nd, 1962, Edmonton

62

Janisse Ray

American writer

*February 2nd, 1962, Baxley

62

Halimah Mohd Sadique

Malaysian politician

*February 2nd, 1962, Johor

62

Fred Hamel

American soccer player-coach

*February 2nd, 1962, Seattle

62

Farhad Pourgholami

Footballer

*February 2nd, 1962, Bandar-e Anzali

62

Dave Donnelly

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 2nd, 1962, Edmonton

62

Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Indian civil servant

*February 2nd, 1962, Bihar

62

Ivan Ženatý

Czech violinist and music educator

*February 2nd, 1962, Lomnice nad Popelkou

62

Armand Salomon

Dutch basketball coach

*February 2nd, 1962, The Hague

62

Ben Testerman

American tennis player

*February 2nd, 1962, Knoxville

62

Kerstin Preßler

Athletics competitor

*February 2nd, 1962, Augsburg

62

Ian Blayney

Australian politician

*February 2nd, 1962, Geraldton

62

Yury Konoplev

Belarusian footballer

*February 2nd, 1962, Vitebsk

62

Farida Fatès

French long-distance runner

*February 2nd, 1962, Jijel

62

Sam Ayers

American actor

*February 2nd, 1962, Youngstown

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64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

61

Andrej Kiska

4th President of Slovakia

*February 2nd, 1963, Poprad

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

63

Spinvis

Dutch musician

*February 2nd, 1961, Spijkenisse

64

João César Monteiro

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic

*February 2nd, 1939, Figueira da Foz †February 3rd, 2003, Lisbon

44

Lili Zhou

Badminton player

*February 2nd, 1980, Guangxi

60

John Pescatore

American rower

*February 2nd, 1964, Cocoa Beach

54

Jennifer Westfeldt

American actress

*February 2nd, 1970, Guilford

77

Gerhard Winkler

Austrian classical philologist, historian and epigraphist (1935-2012)

*February 2nd, 1935, Vienna †November 19th, 2012, Linz

38

Gemma Arterton

British actress

*February 2nd, 1986, Gravesend

51

Marissa Jaret Winokur

American actress

*February 2nd, 1973, New York City

58

James Joyce

Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941)

*February 2nd, 1882, Rathgar †January 13th, 1941, Zürich

28

Zhao Junpeng

Chinese badminton player

*February 2nd, 1996, Nanchang

49

Donald Driver

American football player (born 1975)

*February 2nd, 1975, Houston

88

Ilse Jahn

German biologist, historian of science and curator (1922–2010)

*February 2nd, 1922, Chemnitz †May 8th, 2010, Berlin

70

Hansi Hinterseer

Austrian singer

*February 2nd, 1954, Kitzbühel

22

Magnus Johannesen

Danish badminton player

*February 2nd, 2002, Aalborg

75

Duncan Bannatyne

Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and author

*February 2nd, 1949, Clydebank

27

Stefan Gartenmann

Danish footballer

*February 2nd, 1997, Roskilde

94

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

French official and politician (1926–2020)

*February 2nd, 1926, Koblenz †December 2nd, 2020, Authon

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62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day, Earliest day on which Shrove Monday can fall, while March 8 is the latest; celebrated on Monday before Ash Wednesday , Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple or Candlemas) which are celebrated on February 2nd.

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Born on February 2nd, 1962
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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